The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) estimates that the 10-county Atlanta region* added some 37,200 people between April 1, 2011, and April 1, 2012. While this number is higher than the previous year, it marks a fourth consecutive year of slower-than-normal growth when compared to what the region experienced each year from 2000-2007.
“While this growth is certainly slower than what we became accustomed to in the 90s and 2000s, this pace is laudable in the face of the economic pressures we face,” Doug Hooker, ARC Executive Director. “This blip in our growth pattern allows the region and our local governments to catch our collective breaths and prepare for the return of more typical growth.”
In the last two years, during the recession, metro Atlanta added approximately 72,000 people. During the decade of the 2000s, it routinely added nearly 100,000 each year. According to the U.S. Census, metro Atlanta (28 counties) ranked third in overall growth in the nation between 2000 and 2010, adding more than one million people. Only Dallas and Houston grew faster.
http://www.southeastgreen.com/index.php/news/metro-atl/6715-regions-population-still-growing
City of Atlanta population growth lags
Developers with a big presence in Atlanta are likely watching the trends.
And, that has potentially big implications across the board, including prospects for real estate investment and development within Atlanta’s core.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2012/08/city-of-atlanta-population-growth-lags.html
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